Coryphantha erecta

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Coryphantha erecta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Coryphantha
Species:
C. erecta
Binomial name
Coryphantha erecta
(Lem. ex Pfeiff.) Lem.
Coryphantha erecta range
Synonyms
  • Cactus erectus (Lem. ex Pfeiff.) Kuntze 1891
  • Echinocactus erectus (Lem. ex Pfeiff.) Poselg. 1853
  • Glandulifera erecta (Lem. ex Pfeiff.) Frič 1924
  • Mammillaria erecta Lem. ex Pfeiff. 1837
  • Cactus ceratocentrus (A.Berg) Kuntze 1891
  • Mammillaria ceratocentra A.Berg 1840
  • Mammillaria evanescens C.F.Först. 1846

Coryphantha erecta is a species of Coryphantha found in Mexico.[2]

Description

Coryphantha erecta branches from the base and forms clumps. The cylindrical bright green shoots reach heights of up to 50 centimeters with diameters of 5 to 8 centimeters. The conical warts, which are up to 8 millimeters long, are loosely placed together. The axillae bear white wool and yellow nectar glands. The two, rarely four, yellowish-brown central spines are directed downwards and up to 2 centimeters long. The eight to thirteen golden-brown, up to 1.2 centimeter long, marginal spines are spread out, straight and pimpled.

The short, funnel-shaped, almost wheel-shaped yellow flowers are 5 to 6 centimeters long and reach a diameter of up to 7.5 centimeters. The cylindrical green fruits reach a length of up to 1.5 centimeters.[3]

Distribution

Coryphantha erecta is common on slopes with limestone gravel in the Mexican states of Hidalgo, Guanajuato and Querétaro.

  • Plants growing in Guanajuato
    Plants growing in Guanajuato
  • Plants growing in Guanajuato
    Plants growing in Guanajuato
  • Plants growing in Guanajuato
    Plants growing in Guanajuato

Taxonomy

The first description as Mammillaria erecta by Ludwig Georg Karl Pfeiffer was published in 1837.[4] The specific epithet erecta comes from Latin, means 'upright' and refers to the upright shoots of the plant. Charles Lemaire placed the species in the genus Coryphantha in 1868.[5] Further nomenclature synonyms are Cactus erectus (Lem. ex Pfeiff.) Kuntze (1891) and Glandulifera erecta (Lem. ex Pfeiff.) Frič (1924).

References

  1. ^ Association), Adrian Lüthy (Swiss Cactus; Association), Reto Dicht (Swiss Cactus; Group), Succulent Plants Specialist (2009-11-16). "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
  2. ^ "Coryphantha erecta (Lem. ex Pfeiff.) Lem. — Plants of the World Online". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
  3. ^ Anderson, Edward F.; Eggli, Urs; Anderson, Edward F. (2005). Das große Kakteen-Lexikon (in German). Stuttgart (Hohenheim): Ulmer. p. 151. ISBN 3-8001-4573-1.
  4. ^ Dietrich, Albert; Otto, Friedrich (1837). "Allgemeine Gartenzeitung". Biodiversity Heritage Library. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
  5. ^ Lemaire, C. (1869). Les cactées: histoire, patrie, organes de végétation. Bibliothèque du jardinier (in French). Maison rustique. p. 34. Retrieved 2023-09-29.

External links

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